When I joined the course, I was excited to share my experiences with the class. But with time I realised not everyone was interested. Most of them didn't interact with me, asked questions, or exchange their experiences.
By Anonymous Sep 16 2019 |
In this paradise for Queers, the miniscule minority were the much-despised cis-heterosexual lot, who stubbornly believed the world was ideally just for Adam and Eve and proselytized a binary gender system enforced by ‘he’ and ‘she’ pronouns and suffocating monogamy.
By NOFILTERSASSY Aug 20 2019 |
I have been told to be less so many times – be less big, be less loud, be less intimidating, be less of so much. I have been less so many times.
By Alita Dharmaraj Aug 9 2019 |
Shyam and Bunty
Sucking on ripe mangoes,
Skipping school
And so, in the cool shade of the Gulmohar tree,
They bend and break their first ever rule.
By Saachi Gupta Jul 30 2019 |
An intellectual phenomenon, almost
Ready for you to stare at but never touch
And debate what these clothes mean, this hair, this skin, this nail hanging limply at the end of my
finger
By Anshumaan Sathe Jul 22 2019 |
I'm openly Bisexual, and I hate that label. All labels, for that matter. Gender, as I've come to know, is abstract.
By Vishnu Jun 18 2019 |
I wish I could have come out to you before you left. I wish I had just five more minutes with you, to tell you all about me.
By Rhea Jun 17 2019 |
One such hurdle I am currently trying to overcome, is understanding my sexuality. Most of us go through phases where we question or experience something unique in terms of relationships and the kind of love we accept.
By Nadiya Sehgal Jun 11 2019 |
The depiction of queer relationships in media works as an agent of social sexualization and is particularly more influential in the Indian society where sex is not discussed, even for educative purposes.
By whatnowanna May 27 2019 |
Pan (and bisexual) people are often subjected to violence both within and outside the community with words like ‘greedy’ attached to their choices of who to love. Not only is that hypocritical to say, it is also something we should all consciously fight.
By Pooja Nair May 24 2019 |
Manifestations of internalized homophobia can include: denial of sexual orientation to oneself and others, attempts to alter or change one’s sexual orientation, discomfort with other gay people, unsafe sexual practices and other destructive risk-taking behaviours, including risk for HIV and other STIs.
By whatnowanna May 17 2019 |
Homoparental/queer families are creations of love just like any other family. They are made to support, to raise and to fall back on.
By Pooja Nair May 7 2019 |
I stand still looking down at your hand holding the knife,
My body is trembling with fear but you want me to pay you with my life.
The spectators want me to plead for forgiveness in this time,
So forgive me, for I didn't know love was a crime.
By Prachi May 3 2019 |
A piece of adhesive
Of the colour red.
The scream of a woman -
“Chakka hai ki ladki?”
Her spectacled eyes
Upon my bindi.
By Abhishek Lamba Apr 29 2019 |
This Lesbian Visibility Day, we're talking about how ‘surprising’ it is that two women end up together even though they’ve obviously been going out.
By Pooja Nair Apr 26 2019 |
If the #MeToo movement has made anything clear is that people certainly need to gain a better understanding of what consent means, and what respecting your partner entails.
By Krupa Joseph Feb 25 2019 |
It is the trans community itself which has criticized the work severely, citing misrepresentation and misgendering of the community as well as the Meitei community in Manipur. They have called out the casteism, ableism, and the Brahminical overtones among other problematic elements.
By NOFILTERSASSY Feb 7 2019 |
Classrooms are supposed to be safe spaces that allow everyone to learn, socialize and innovate. Let me tell you that none of that applies to most classrooms.
By Ritu Jan 22 2019 |
Here are accounts of body shaming faced by queer desis in different walks of their lives with different people- some close, some not very close.
By Pooja Nair Jan 21 2019 |
I placed the tray on the table between our chairs and handed Ma her cup. Her first sip was chased by a grunt. “There is ginger in this. I didn’t say I wanted ginger.” My mother never wanted ginger in her tea. My mother also never liked tea without ginger.
By Vibgyor Virtues Jan 7 2019 |
